Hater(n)ation
The day after a breakup, I always look AMAZING. Even if my heart is breaking, my curls are just right, and my curves are hoisted into a dress and sitting pretty in 5 inch heels. My own mother insists...
View ArticleBe a Crazy, Angry Black Woman
I would never describe myself as an angry black woman. Of course, there are a lot of things to be angry about. I experience racist and sexist moments on a regular basis. But I don’t really respond...
View ArticleThe .010%: A Love Letter to all Blackademics + other Academics of Color
It was just another birthday party in the Valley, full of good looking, fairly well dressed black folk and other people of color. I strolled in just as UGK’s International Players Anthem started...
View ArticleRest, Recover + Fight: My War on Racism
I wish I could take a break from racism, but news of racist actions are inflicted upon me. Between blackface for Halloween and the Twitter trending hashtag #stopblackgirls2013, I’m so exhausted. And...
View ArticleWhite Women Done Lost their Minds: The (Continued) Assault of Black Women
Tonight, I saw naked Oprah on a dress, and Lily Allen throwing money at black women’s butts while critiquing Miley Cyrus and spouting pseudo-feminist critiques of the music industry. I’m sorry…what is...
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